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Proverbs 11:1-6

1 Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.

1 The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.

2 Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.

2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

3 The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.

3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

4 Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

4 Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

5 The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.

5 The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.

6 The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.

6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.

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